UNITED KINGDOM
Sussex Express
BREAKING NEWS: Polegate priest receives 10 year sentence for the “systematic” sexual assault of young boys and girls.
A former priest has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the “systematic” sexual abuse of vulnerable children.
Gordon Trevor Rideout was found guilty of two attempted rapes and 34 counts of indecent assault on young boys and girls in care homes over a 10 year period.
The 74-year-old stood motionless in the dock today (Monday) as one of his victims wept uncontrollably as the verdict was read out in Lewes Crown Court.
He hung his head as the jury foreman gave the guilty verdict to 36 of the 37 counts he stood trial for.
His Lord Justice Anthony described the evidence against Rideout as “clear and compelling” but had to sentence him under the sentencing regime as it was at the time the crimes were committed.
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